A shortcut is a file that is perceived by the system as a link to launch a program or document. The properties of shortcuts on the Windows desktop are available for editing by the user - it is possible to change both the appearance of these elements and the links to files contained in them, along with additional parameters for launching them.
Instructions
Step 1
Right-click the shortcut you need on the desktop and select Properties from the pop-up context menu. As a result, a separate window with settings will open, containing several tabs, from which the "Shortcut" tab will be active.
Step 2
Add the necessary keys to the link in the "Object" field - this is the operation that is most often meant by the expression "edit shortcut". This field contains the full path to the file, enclosed in quotation marks. The required keys should be added to the end of this record, after the closing quotation mark, separating the key with a space. The keys themselves, if there are several, are also usually separated by spaces. Click the "OK" button when you are finished editing the entry in the "Object" field. If you made any mistake in the format of the record in this field, the system will not save the changes, but will display a corresponding message. To cancel all the changes made, press the Esc key, and the system will close the window for editing the properties of the shortcut, leaving them in their original form.
Step 3
Click the Change Icon button if the purpose of editing a shortcut is to change its icon. The window that opens will contain a list of images contained in the file itself, to which the link in the shortcut points. You can select one of them, or click on the "Browse" button and select another file. Images can be contained in executable files (exe extension) or resource libraries (dll extension). In addition, you can choose an icon file with the ico extension, which, if you wish, can be made by yourself or you can choose from a large number of options distributed over the Internet.
Step 4
Select the line “Maximized to full screen” in the “Window” drop-down list if you want to run the application in full screen mode.
Step 5
Click the Shortcut box and press the desired key if you want to launch the application associated with this shortcut using hotkeys. The keyboard shortcut will necessarily include the combination Ctrl + alt="Image" in addition to the key you pressed.
